GIBSON CUTAWAY ACOUSTIC GUITAR CF-100

by JULIE CONTRERAS
(PLANO,TX USA)

I WANTED TO KNOW THE WHAT THIS GUITAR IS WORTH, MY DAD IS 89 YEARS OLD AND THINKS HE PURCHASED THIS GUITAR 1950'S

THE SERIAL # 6019-25

ANSWER

Hi, Julie--

I was finally able to match the year and appearance of this guitar with a model number:

CF-100
- single sharp cutaway small body, spruce top, round soundhole, tortoise pickguard, bound body, one-stripe rosette, mahogany back/sides/neck, 20-fret bound rosewood fingerboard with pearl trapezoid inlay, rosewood reverse bridge with pearl dot inlay, white bridge pins, blackface peghead with logo decal, three-per-side nickel tuners, available in Golden Sunburst finish, approx. 1,675 mfg. 1950-59.

The pricing info:

Excellent $3,000 - 3,500
Average $1,800 - 2,200

Lynne